Cardiff news

• Polls open for voting in Senedd election

  07-05-2026 08:00 via bbc.com
  Polling stations open across Wales to elect 96 members to the expanded Welsh Parliament.
  
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• Weeks of disruption for passengers on one of UK's busiest rail lines

  23-05-2026 08:17 via bbc.com
  The Severn Tunnel, which connects south Wales with London and Bristol, is closing for 16 days.
  
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• Racist killers sentences referred to Court of Appeal and drug dealer attacked in French jail

  23-05-2026 00:02 via bbc.com
  A review of the front page stories from the daily and weekly newspapers in Wales.
  
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• Teen boys' racist murder sentences to be referred to Court of Appeal

  22-05-2026 19:55 via bbc.com
  Kamran Aman was killed by Marcus Staniforth and another boy outside his mother's home.
  
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• Council CEO's £280k payout likened to a 'lottery win'

  22-05-2026 15:18 via bbc.com
  Christina Harrhy was originally set to receive £209,000 but Caerphilly Council's accounts show this has increased.
  
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• Jury discharged in Ian Watkins prison murder trial

  22-05-2026 14:16 via bbc.com
  Rico Gedel and Samuel Dodsworth had been on trial at Leeds Crown Court accused of his murder.
  
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• 'Mass negligence' not to prepare for more deadly heat and flooding

  20-05-2026 07:33 via bbc.com
  Wales' new government must do more to prepare the country for climate change, says an advisory body.
  
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• Water supply disruption at hospital affects A&E unit and patient visits

  19-05-2026 23:11 via bbc.com
  Patient visiting cancelled and people were advised not to attend A&E due to a water supply problem.
  
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• Rat droppings and gnawed food packets leave shop and owner with £4k fine

  19-05-2026 20:08 via bbc.com
  A rodent infestation was not dealt with at Family Choice Mini Market, a Premier store in Cardiff.
  
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• Boy, 10, in hospital after fall on zip wire during school trip

  19-05-2026 15:36 via bbc.com
  The boy is understood to have been preparing to take on the zip wire in Merthyr Tydfil when he fell.
  
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• Gabby Logan on her final moments with football legend dad Terry Yorath

  19-05-2026 13:28 via bbc.com
  Gabby Logan says she read a heartfelt email from a fan to her dad the day he died.
  
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• 'I was racially abused and uni initially offered me £150 after I waited a year for action'

  16-05-2026 00:03 via bbc.com
  Jordan says he feels he has been left on his own over how the university handled his case.
  
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• River devoid of life following sewage leak, say residents

  15-05-2026 20:39 via bbc.com
  Residents have reported grey sewage deposits and a strong smell of sewage at the river
  
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• Man who threw 'fatal and sickening' punch outside Wetherspoons pub jailed

  15-05-2026 17:39 via bbc.com
  Kyle O'Callaghan punched Marcus Carpenter so hard he caused his head to "snap backwards".
  
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• Coffee chain sorry for banning teens revising for school exams

  15-05-2026 14:13 via bbc.com
  Coffi Lab says pupils were not making purchases and bringing food from other vendors.
  
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• First minister spent election result night at Premier Inn after forgetting his keys

  15-05-2026 11:50 via bbc.com
  After declaring a "new dawn" for Wales, Rhun ap Iorwerth spent the night at the budget hotel chain.
  
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• My postpartum body should not be a talking point on social media

  13-05-2026 00:01 via bbc.com
  Mum-of-two Cat Jane says some social media followers have "bullied" her post-baby body.
  
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• Drama about Worboys an important story to tell, says actress

  12-05-2026 19:58 via bbc.com
  Believe Me tells the story of the victims of one of the most prolific sex attackers in Britain.
  
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• MP quits UK government over Starmer's leadership

  12-05-2026 16:09 via bbc.com
  Pontypridd MP Alex Davies-Jones is the third junior minister to resign from the Home Office.
  
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• 'Feelings running high' as men in court charged with murder after crash

  12-05-2026 13:30 via bbc.com
  In a short hearing, defendants Terell Case and Joshua Williams spoke only to confirm their name, address and date of birth.
  
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• My 40th birthday was ruined by homophobic abuse - we're going backwards

  12-05-2026 07:23 via bbc.com
  Karl Whitcomb said homophobic abuse from two groups of young men in one weekend left him "gobsmacked".
  
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• I took one of the most famous photos of the Aberfan disaster – it still haunts me

  09-05-2026 22:47 via bbc.com
  Mel Parry took one of the defining images of the Aberfan disaster, but "wished he'd never taken it".
  
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• Plaid Cymru wants to run Welsh government on its own, leader says

  09-05-2026 15:53 via bbc.com
  Rhun ap Iorwerth said he will try to run a minority government after his party's Senedd election triumph.
  
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• 'Shamed singer's final moments' and 'new bishop allegations'

  08-05-2026 07:19 via bbc.com
  A review of the front page stories from the daily and weekly newspapers in Wales.
  
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• The WW2 spy killed in mystery crash days after the war ended

  08-05-2026 07:14 via bbc.com
  Jacques Vaillant de Guélis was born in Cardiff but served as a French operative behind enemy lines.
  
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• Morrisons supermarket fined £750k for dirty bakery

  07-05-2026 21:18 via bbc.com
  A judge said the case was not about a few rogue employees but showed serious and systemic failure.
  
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• Drivers 'chucking stuff out of windows' blamed as litter on 99% of main roads

  07-05-2026 07:06 via bbc.com
  Sweet wrappers, drinks containers and fast-food packaging were the most common items, campaigners said.
  
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• Postal vote error leaves 1,300 people without ballot papers ahead of Senedd election

  06-05-2026 23:39 via bbc.com
  After first blaming Royal Mail, Cardiff council now says some ballot packs have not been printed.
  
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• Vapes sold to children, election time and trio deny grooming

  06-05-2026 23:16 via bbc.com
  A review of the front page stories from the daily and weekly newspapers in Wales.
  
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• Sex assault NHS worker has sentence increased

  06-05-2026 23:08 via bbc.com
  Ieuan Crump sees his jail sentence increased to 12 years after sex assaults on two hospital patients.
  
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